TOP 10 TRADITIONAL HENNA MEHNDI DESIGNS FOR KARVA CHAUTH

10 LATEST BEAUTIFUL KARWA CHAUTH MEHENDI DESIGNS WITH PHOTOS

Karva Chauth is a one-day festival celebrated by Hindu women in Northern India, in which married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands. Karva is another word for ‘pot’ (a small earthen pot of water) and chauth means ‘fourth’ in Hindi (a reference to the fact that the festival falls on the fourth day of the dark-fortnight. There are legends associated with the Karva Chauth festival. In some tellings, the tales are interlinked, with one acting as a frame story for another. The fast is traditionally celebrated in the states of Rajasthan, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab. The festival falls on the fourth day after the full moon, in the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Kartik. Sometimes, unmarried women join the fast for their fiancés or desired husbands. It is one of the major Festivals for married Indian women, where they get together and perform the ‘Puja’. They start preparing for the Festival a day or two in advance by decoarting their palms with Henna (or Mehndi). It is true, any Indian is festival is incomplete without Henna. Here is a look at the Top 10 Traditional Henna (or Mehndi) Designs for Indian Festival Karva Chauth by Professional Henna Artist Amrita Kale.

These Traditional Henna designs are best suited for Karva Chauth (or Karwa Chauth). Traditional as well as modern layouts are a must try for this festive season. It is an important festival for women in India, more than the rituals, the thought and emotions behind the festival are of true meaning. Praying for your husband’s long life is every wife’s wish. Enjoy these designs for this Karwa Chauth festive season.